Combination luggage



Patented Jan. 12,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOMER RIPPETOE, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 SAKS 8a COMPANY,0F NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORORATION OF NEW YORK.

COMBINATION LUGGAGE.

Application `filed March 19, 1924. Serial No. 700,225.

To all 107mm t may concern:

Be it known that I, Hoeren Rirrn'ron, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Jersey City, in the county oi' Hudson and State of NewJersey, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inCombination Luggage, of which the following is a speciiication.

The object is to provide a single compact piece or hand luggage of theclass oit ladies7 trai/'cling cases capabie of serving as a doublehat-box, as a combination hat-boX and Weel:- end case, and as asuit-case. f

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the case with the lid open, adjusted asa double hatbox;

F ig. 2 is a similar view showing the adjustment for a combinationhat-box and weekend case; and

Fig. 3 is a plan view with the lid standing straight up, showing thesuitcase adjustment, dotted lines being used for better indication ofthe positions ot the partitions and the hat-forms when in position.

rlhe case has the body 1 and hinged lid 2 oi a suit-case, with acarrying handle 3 on the long front side oi the body and locks andcatches li, 5.

"he oblong body is 'fitted with a hinged partition 6 adapted to beplaced transversely across the interior from `liront to rear so as todivide it into two compartments 7 and 8 ot unequal size. rthe partitionis hinged at 9 to the tf1-ont wall of the body, and when it is `inposition its rear end rests against a stop strip 10 on the rear wall andis held by i siia'p-iastener tab l1 on the partition engaging asnap-button l2 on the wall. The larger compartment 7, which is thentotalled, is substantially square, so that the partition can be foldedl'l-at against the viront wall, throwing the compartments into a singleinterior.

A pair of snap-buttons 13 are iixed on the bottom ot the body inposition to hold a removable hat-'form 11i centr-ally of the area of thecompartment 7. The flange 15 of the hat-form is provided withsnap-sockets 16 corresponding to the buttons.

A second hat-term 17 having snap-sockets 18 is provided for the lid, theinside of which has a pair of snap-buttons 19 for the purpose. Theposition of this hat-form is offset longitudinally ltoward the other endot the case from the position of the. hat-form 14, in such manner as topermit hats to be placed on both without interfering with each other.

The case terms a double hat-box with both ot the hat-forms in positionand the partition placed at one side, as in Fig. 1.

In F ig. 2 the partition is fastened across the interior, and thehat-form 17 has been displaced, so that a Weekend case compartment 8 isprovided. The other compartment 7 is large enough to receive a hat onthe hattorm 14. The case, thus adjusted, will hold a hat, an extradressand all necessary accessories.

The case constitutes a suit-case when both oi the hat-forms aredisplaced and the partition is folded baclt. This is shown in Fig. 8.The positions of the hat forms and the transverse position of thepartition are indicated by dotted lilies in this ligure te bring outrelations.

What I claim as new is:

A combination traveling case, comprising a suit-case having a partitionin its body hinged to one side wall intermediate the ends thereot and ofa length approximately equate to the width oi' the interior of the bodyso as to be adapted to lie flat against said wall or to be swungstraight across the interior to divide the same into two compartments,and means ior removably attaching two hatiiorms, one of them to thebottoni oi' the body in the space of one of said compartments, and theotherlhat-t'orm to the inside ot the cover over the space oi' the othercompartment, substantially as set forth.

HOMER RIPPETOE.

